As the NHL trade deadline closed Wednesday afternoon, teams jockeying for position geared up for playoff runs. With a lucid picture of what each team has in their stable the rest of the way, the best time to get value from your Stanley Cup bet is now.

With Kevin Durant out, our Vegas handicappers like San Antonio as the best team in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers? They're down to sixth without Kevin Love.

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At this point, the best bets we are looking at are based on relative value -- not necessarily the most likely champions. It's best to wait on those bets, as the value won't change too much for the favorites, though the clarity of their chance to win it all will. So, ignoring teams with odds of 10-1 or better, let's take a look at the best value bets following the trade deadline.

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